Telephone

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Telephone services require a $60.00 prepayment which is applied directly to your account. Statements are sent with the combined utility bill on the 25th of the month and are due on the 15th. A 1 1/2% finance charge will be applied if the balance is not paid in full. We also provide inexpensive Internet access services.

CUSTOM CALLING FEATURES
Barnesville Municipal Telephone offers a variety of optional calling services for their customers ranging from call waiting to caller name & number. For a complete listing of available features look further down on this page.

LONG DISTANCE
In addition to local phone service, the City also offers long distance services through Barnesville Long Distance. By selecting Barnesville Long Distance as their carriers, customers will receive $.14 per minute charges for all outgoing calls to anyone in the USA, any time of the day or night. Billing is in 6 second units after a 30 second minimum per call. In addition Barnesville Long Distance customers benefit from additional volume discounts.

BARNESVILLE LONG DISTANCE

Flat Rate 14¢ a minute

60 minute month call plan $ 5.95

200 minute month call plan $ 17.95

350 minute month call plan $ 26.95

Plus BLD monthly service fee $ 3.95

TRAVEL CARDS
Travel Cards are also available through Barnesville Long Distance. It’s easy to sign up. There is a very simple form to fill out and we will send you your own personal Travel Card(s). Making calls away from home is simple, all you do is dial the 800 number listed on the back of the card and enter your home telephone number plus your 4-digit PIN (that you assign yourself). With your Travel Card, you can call from any phone in the USA to over 200 countries worldwide.

No monthly fees, no surcharge, low rate of only $.25 per minute.

CALLING FEATURES AVAILABLE FROM BARNESVILLE TELEPHONE COMPANY
There is an installation charge each time a Custom Calling Feature(s) are added. Contact Barnesville Telephone at 354-2292 for more information

AUTOMATIC RECALL – *69:
Allows you to return the call you just missed. This does not return blocked calls. Monthly rate — $1.50

SPEED DIAL – 8:
Allows you to create & store a list of 8 frequently called numbers which are dialed by entering only a digit. Monthly rate — $1.00

SPEED DIAL – 30:
Allows you to create & store a list of 30 frequently called numbers which are dialed by entering only a digit. Monthly rate — $3.00

DISTINCTIVE RINGING/TEEN SERVICE:
Establishes a second number for incoming calls and a special ring lets you know when someone calls that number. Monthly rate — $5.00

CALL WAITING:
Notifies you of an incoming call using a special tone. No Charge.

DISTINCTIVE RINGING/D.R. CALL WAITING:
Allows you to create a list of telephone numbers which have a special ring when they call you. All other calls will ring in the normal manner. With Call Waiting you’ll also hear a special tone when someone on your list calls. Monthly rate — $1.50 for 32 numbers.

SELECTIVE CALL REJECTION:
Allows you to create a list of telephone numbers from which you do not wish to receive calls. Those callers receive a recording that you are not accepting calls at this time. This feature works on blocked calls. Monthly rate — $1.50 for 32 numbers.

SELECTIVE CALL ACCEPTANCE:
Allows you to create a list of telephone numbers from which you are willing to accept calls. All other calls receive a recording that you are not accepting at this time. This feature works on blocked calls. Monthly rate — $1.50 for 32 numbers.

SELECTIVE CALL FORWARDING:
Allows you to create a list of telephone numbers that are to be forwarded when they call you. All other calls will ring your phone in the normal manner. Monthly rate — $1.50 for 32 numbers.

CALLER ID/NUMBER:
Lets you see the number of who is calling before you answer the phone. Anonymous Call rejection included. Caller ID box required. Can rent the box for $3.00 a month or purchase one. Monthly rate — $3.00

CALLER ID NAME + NUMBER:
Monthly rate — $4.50

PIC FREEZE:
To prevent someone from changing your long distance carrier without your knowledge you can “freeze” your carrier choices. Need to fill out necessary form at office. No monthly charge.

WIRE MAINTENANCE:
Monthly rate — 50 cents

TOLL DENIAL:
You are not able to make long distance calls. No monthly charge

900 BLOCKING:
You are not able to call 900 numbers. No monthly charge

UNLISTED NUMBER and/or UNPUBLISHED NUMBER:
If you choose unlisted, your telephone number will not be listed with directory information. If you choose unpublished, your number will not be listed in the telephone book. Monthly rate — $1.00

CALLER ID (LINE BLOCKING):
You can block your number from being displayed. All calls are blocked unless you unblock them. Monthly rate — No monthly charge

VOICE MAIL SERVICES

Basic Voice Mail $3.95 per month

Enhanced Voice Mail $4.95 per month

Voice Mail Installation Charge $22.50 per order

Benefits of Voice Mail

Your phone is answered when you are on the line or away from the phone.

Identifies the time and date each message was received in your voice mail.

Prompt Override

You can override voice prompts by choosing the required voice mail option at any time.

PIN Security

Personal Identification Numbers ensure security. Your voice mailbox cannot be accessed without the correct PIN. You can designate and change your PIN at any time.

Message Waiting

When you access your mailbox, a distinct stutter dial tone is played to indicate you have new messages. When you play or delete your new messages, the normal dial tone is restored.

Multi-User Access

If you have more than one voice mailbox, you can check all your messages by accessing the check-in number

Basic Voice Mail $3.95 / month

Allows for message up to 2 minutes in length

Stores 15 messages at one time

Saves un-played messages for up to 30 days

Holds saved messages for 45 days before they are automatically deleted

Paging option available for only $1 per month

Includes message waiting signal

Enhanced Voice Mail $4.95 / month

Allows for incoming messages for up to 3 minutes in length

Stores 30 messages at one time

Saves un-played messages for up to 60 days

Holds saved messages for 75 days before they are automatically deleted

Paging option available for $1 per month.

Includes message waiting signal

Urgent message option

Includes Access to the Web-Portal
Web-Portal allows you to check your voicemail messages online from any computer.
Assign an e-mail address to have your voicemail messages delivered to.

Additional Voice Mail Options

Family Mailbox. (Per person) $1.00 / month

Information Only Mailbox $2.95 / month

Message Notification $1.00 / month

To Set Up Voice Mail

Call your voice mail access number *99 from home, or 354-6245 from other locations.

When prompted to enter mailbox number
If calling from the phone your voice mail is on, Press #. OR
If calling from other locations, enter your telephone number. Then press the * key while message is playing.

Enter 0000 (4 zeros), followed by the # key. Your PIN number will be a default code of “0000” until you change it.

When prompted to enter mailbox number:
If calling from the phone your voice mail is on, Press #. OR
If calling from other locations, enter your telephone number. Then press the * key while message is playing.

Enter your PIN number, followed by the # key. Your PIN number will be a default code of “0000” until you change it.

Main Menu: Press 1 to retrieve messages, Press 3 to send, Press 7 for current date and time or Press 9 for mailbox setup.

To Set-Up Mailbox

You have several options in mailbox set-up menu:

Press 1: Greeting options. (You can disregard this step if you choose to use the default greeting).

Press 2: Change PIN Number

Press 4: Disable/Enable Auto-Login

Press *: Return to main menu

Press 0: To hear instructions again

To change or record your greeting:

Press 1 – Play current greeting.

Press 2 – Save greeting. Greeting must be saved to be activated

Press 3- Delete custom greeting.

Press 4- Record your greeting.

Press * – Return to mailbox set-up.

Press 0 – To hear options again.

To change your PIN Number:

Enter new PIN Number, followed by the # key. This PIN Number is any series of up to 16 digits you choose. You will be unable to access your mailbox without this PIN Number, so be sure to choose one that is easy for you to remember.

To verify, enter your PIN Number again, followed by the # key.

When calling from your home, Auto Login gives you the option to enter your mailbox without entering a PIN Number each time.

To Change Auto Login Option:

Press 1 to change the current Auto Login option.

Press * to return to the main menu.

Press 0 to hear the instructions again.

To Access Your Sub-Mailbox

Follow steps 1 and 2 from “To Access Your Mailbox”.

Enter your sub-mailbox number. If you are the Group Administrator and wish to record a group greeting, press * to access the Group Greeting Menu. A voice prompt will guide you through those steps.

Enter your PIN Number, followed by the # key. Your PIN Number will be defaulted code of “0000” until you change it.

Main Menu: Press 1 to retrieve messages, Press 5 to hear which sub-mailboxes have new messages or Press 9 for mailbox setup.